1976 Corvette Stingray: Restore, Repair, Detail: Car Show: Rock & Brews, Oviedo, FL 4/30/2017

Thank God for overcast skies and a slight breeze. Otherwise, most of us would've roasted during the Rock & Brews cruise Sunday, April 30th. By 3:00 pm the temperature was 90° with high humidity. That's Spring in Florida!

Here are a few photos I snapped during the event, but with an estimated 300-plus car in attendance, I limited them to a few C3s as well as a few other interesting vehicles.

Above: My '76 Stingray ran great and having a working a/c system is wonderful!

Above: Love 1st generation Firebirds, and this one was a beauty!

Above: All-original Pontiac Fiero GT.

Above: Back to the Future DeLorean. Marty McFly was nowhere to be found.

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Steering Column Swap

1977-1982 Corvette steering columns have several advantages over the 1968-1976 units, the most notorious being the overall length of the assembly.

When compared side-by-side, the difference is obvious and significant, even though newer columns are shorter by only 2 inches. However, that small difference translates into a HUGE benefit for the driver—especially tall drivers with long arms.

In this series of articles, I chronicle the process of modifying and rebuilding a 1978 tilt and telescoping steering column that I plan to use in my 1976 Corvette.

Here are all installments of the series.

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Car Show: Rock & Brews, Oviedo, FL 4/30/2017